Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-06-23
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Special Correspondence f Gazette and journal
( HAyRE DE GRAcE, MD, June 20. Tins
place was the scepe OF serious railroad
disastar about O'clock yesterday after
noon, and the Philadelphia, Wilmington
q Baltimore railroad depot and the rail
road track for hundreds Of yards noar 1t
presented q horrible picture. The south
bound train, No. Al, due at Havre de
Grace at 5.58, left the station and ran but
few yards when II was met by the north
bound congregational fast express, No. 60,
running 1T a high rate Of speed. A fright
full wreck enBued. The fast express
struck the baggage car of the south bound
train just rs II crossed the switch below
the depot, and crashing into the parlor
cars behind II, turned two OF them over and
completely demolished them, causing a
total wreck. The engine continuing on,
telescoped thoronghfare car before II
could be stopped. The people on the
north. bound train were not hart other
than to receive some slight shocks. The
south bound train of six cars was full of
passengers, and nearly all of them were
slightly hurt, but those In the overturned
cars we're the worst hurt.
Alexander Gautrom of Washington,
about 80 years old, who was in the rear
car when the engine stopped, and was
struck by the engine and crushed between
the seats. Before he could be released he
was scalded 10 death by the escaping
steam. The passengers in the two pRrlor
cars that were turned over included men,
women and children, and all Of them, with
one or two exceptions, were hurt. Among
the ones moro seriously hurt were:
4. A. Bland of Washington, head
scalded.
A. Price OF New York, arm and head
cut.
b. N. Baker OF Baltimore, left leg frac-
tured.
The Rev. j. p. Pinkham OF Minneapo-
lis, shoulder blade broken and arm frac-
tured.
j. III. Wharton OF Baltimore, skull
fractured and face badly bruised.
A. Il. Wood OF Camden, N. J.,seriously
hurt about head.
The Rev. Hobert Smith of Baltimore,
leg and hand cut.
3. W. Bradford, Baltimore, left hand
| scalded.
Theodore Hooper, EutRw Place, Balti-
more, slightly hurt.
A Norfolk lady, name unknown, had
her ankle sprained and sustained other In
juribs.
GeorgeT. Gordon, fireman OF the north
bound locomotive, jumped from his cab
and was injured about the head and his
hand YVES cut.
Robert Mills of Wilmington, sales
man for Philadelphia house, was also
| injured by inhaling steam Of the collid-
| ing engine. His wounds 1t is feared are
more serious than Is anticipated.
The list of injured will never be cor
rectly ascertained, as the excitement was
very great, and by the time it had sub.
sided the passengers were gotten away.
The Rev. James P. Pinkham is IN Q
serious condition and it is feared that he
cannot recover. j. Murray Wharton IL
also severely injured, but his wounds are
not necessarily fatal. His head is fright
fully cut, the cash extending from bach
to the neck to point above the crown
He is also badly hurt about the breast.
A message asking for medical assistance
was sent to Wilmington shortly after
O'Clock, and Drs. Draper, Ogle Patterson,
Springer, Maui and Oantwell came BIS
special train but their services were mo-
| required, the injured having been sent Il
Baltimore before the arrival of the ply
sieians.
The collision occurred about 400 yard
south of the station building, just at {
point where the two lines OF tracks merg,
to GROSS the Susquehanna bridge. III.
four lines of rails run obliqueIy for som,
distance, gradually merging into what Il
practically n single track across th,
bridge, although the two separate track
are maintained. The south bound trail
was running at q moderate rate of speed
while the Q ngre -sional limited dashed
| up under full head of steam OF furi
GUS pace. When the collision occurred
the locomotive of the south-bound traiI
had reached point where the tracks hal
sufficiently yerged to admit It's passage
| safely. One car also got by safely. TheI
came two Pullman buffet oars, both o
which were struck by the north bount
engine and crowded off the track. The,
| Jumped from their heavy trucks which
still remained on the rails, and with
surging motion landed on their sides
The last of the two cars lodged on q too
house, which supported it from falling
TO iiat upon the ground, and enabling th
passengers to crawl through the window
on the lower side and escape from tn
wreck. The Pullman In advance, over
turned and landed directly upon its side
The CONSERVATION among the passenger
were very great, yet they retained re
markable presence of mind under tn
, circumstances, One woman who wa
, held down by gome of the wreckaQe an,
, | unable to escape sent reseuing party b
|. !. man in the same coach whose counte
. | nance showed he was suffering. She de
sired his removal first, and after ascer
tanning that his leg was broken, CAV
, | minute directions TO the men as to how 3
remove the patient.
III Following the two overturned bufft
! cars was what Is known as the thoroughfar
car. II was directly in the course Of tn
,, | locomotive of the limited and was struo
directly in the front end. The engin
: plowed its way into the car, telescopin
! it about one-third of its length. I'll
|, locomotive blew out her cylinder hea
: and tore open the steam chest, whic
: poured the hot steam into the car and il
iured several passengers mentioned, OF
fatally The force of the collision swun
+ the car around with q furious force, an
: both locomotive and the thorouphfal
Q were cast across the track, the latter q
n absolute wreck. To add to the horror
8 the situation the car took fire from I'll
9 locomotive, but the flames were promut
extinRuished.
The oollision made fearful crash, 81
the shock sent many of the passengers
II the congressional limited from their seat
7 Among those on the train were Mrs. Sc
y retary Endicott and sister. who were 8
h | yereiy shaken up and considerably friQI
! ened.
h. The limited express came out of Il
l. ooiliaon with her coaches in such a co
s dition that they did not complete Il